DRIVERS have been warned by the Driver and Vehicle Licence Agency (DVLA) of a scam appearing to be from the government agency.
Motorists are being told that their cars are no longer taxed and that they need to pay up immediately.
The DVLA took to Twitter telling people to “watch out for ‘phishing’ text or email messages” motorists have been receiving.
In the picture they enclosed, it shows various screenshots of messages saying “Your vehicle is no longer taxed”.
The messages are full of grammatical errors, signalling they are not legitimate.
They can also include a dodgy link in them, asking drivers to click on it to make their payment.
When clicking on the website, it may look legitimate but once personal details are entered, criminals can then use those details to potentially scam you out of large sums of money.
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Speaking to The Sun, a DVLA spokesperson said: “We never ask customers for bank or credit card details by text message or email, so if you receive something like this purporting to be from DVLA, it’s a scam.
“Customers should report suspicious emails to the National Cyber Security Centre immediately by emailing report@phishing.gov.uk .
“Anyone concerned they may have been a victim of fraud should contact the police through Action Fraud straight away.”
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